Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Руководство пользователя

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S pare W heel, V eh icle Tools
The spare w h ee l and v e h ic le to o ls are
s to re d b e hind th e LH panel in th e
c a rg o area.
W heels, Tires
R eplace w h e e ls o r tire s w ith th e sam e
d e s ig n a tio n , m a n u fa c tu re r and ty p e
as s h o w n on th e o rig in a l pa rt. See
y o u r a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de aler fo r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n .
W arning!
Do not mix d ifferen t tire co n s tru c ­
tion typ es (i.e. radial, bias, and
b ia s b e lte d ) on your c a r becau se
handling may be adversely
affe cte d and may resu lt in loss of
control.
See y o u r a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -
B E N Z d e a le r fo r in fo rm a tio n on te s te d
and re c o m m e n d e d w h e e ls and tire s
fo r s u m m e r and w in te r o p e ra tio n .
T hey can also o ffe r m o re ad vice c o n ­
c e rn in g tire s e rv ic e and pu rc h a s e .
F ro n t tire s s h o u ld be re p la c e d in sets.
If p o s s ib le , th e spa re tire s h o u ld be
use d on th e rear w h ee ls. W e re c o m ­
m en d th a t y ou b re a k in n e w tire s fo r
a p p ro x im a te ly 100 km (60 m iles) at
m o d e ra te s pe ed .
It is im p e ra tiv e th a t th e w h e e l m o u n t­
ing b o lts be re tig h te n e d a fte r a p p ro x .
800 km (500 m iles).
O n ne w v e h ic le s re tig h te n in g is c a r­
ried o u t d u rin g th e 1 s t in s p e c tio n .
R e tig h te n in g is also n e c e s s a ry w h e n ­
e v e r w h e e ls are fitte d , e.g. w h en th e
sp a re w h e e l is use d fo r th e fir s t tim e
o r w h e n a s e t o f w h e e ls w ith M + S
tire s is in sta lle d .
T ig h te n in g to rq u e : 110 Nm (80 Ib-ft).
F or tire s p e c ific a tio n s , re fe r to “ T e c h ­
nical D a ta ” .
N o te :
The use o f re tre a d tire s is n o t re c o m ­
m en de d. R e tre ad tire s m ay adverse ly
a ffe c t th e ha n d lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s
and s a fe ty o f th e veh icle .
R o ta tin g w h e e ls :
T he w h e e ls can be ro ta te d a c c o rd in g
to th e d e g re e o f tire w e a r w h ile re ta in ­
ing th e sam e d ire c tio n o f travel.
R o ta tin g , ho w e ver, s h o u ld be carried
o u t b e fo re th e c h a ra c te ris tic tire w e ar
p a tte rn (s h o u ld e r w e a r on fro n t
w h e e ls and tre a d c e n te r w e a r on rear
w h e e ls) b e c o m e s v is ib le at a m ileage
of 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 000 km ( 3 0 0 0 -
6000 m iles) as o th e rw is e th e drivin g
p ro p e rtie s d e te rio ra te .
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